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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by ddejohn on Friday June 30, 2023 @07:37PM (#36544123)
> they'd be the ones liable for not taking a clear imminent threat to life seriously

Cops aren't liable for shit.

We have real evidence of cops doing fuck all to "save the lives of children" or take "a clear imminent threat to life seriously" just last year in response to a much more credible threat in Uvalde.

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Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa... by TheCleric on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:41AM (#36546662)
And the supreme court has ruled they CAN'T be held liable just because they don't protect you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonza...

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